Please correct me >Most (much/all?) Baldness is a sex-linked recessive genetic trait carried on the x chromosome. Males have an x & y, while females have 2 x chromosomes. A male cannot inherit the gene from his father.
A female will always inherit the gene from her father. A daughter of a bald father will not be bald unless she inherits a second gene from her mother: This is a 50-50 chance if the mother is not bald.
I think there are some rare abnormal genetic situations not implied by or included in the above, which provides all the necessary data for analyzing inheritance of the most common types of baldness.
Female has xx chromosomes; Male has xy.
The gene responsible for most (all?) baldness is carried on an x chromosome & is recessive. Father cannot pass this gene to a son.
If male inherits baldness gene from mother, he becomes bald: There is no gene on the y chromosome to counteract the gene on the x chromosome.
To be bald, a female must have the gene on both chromosomes.
A bald father passes the gene to his daughters. Due to its being recessive, a daughter will not be bald unless she inherits another baldness gene from the mother. This gene must come from the maternal grandfather.
The above provides all the data to analyze inheritance of the most common (only?) type of baldness.
The above relates to the most common type of baldness.Scientists from the universities of Bonn and Düsseldorf , Germany, have shown that specific changes in the genetic 'construction manual' of the androgen receptor may result in premature balding. The affected gene lies on the x chromosome; men inherit the defect therefore from their mother -- supporting the widespread assumption that as far as hair loss is concerned men take after their maternal grandfather rather than their father.
There are environmental factors which can cause baldness, usually disease: Such causes are less common than genetic causes.Female has xx chromosomes; Male has xy.
The gene responsible for most (all?) baldness is carried on an x chromosome & is recessive. The father contributes a y chromosome to his son, which does not carry the most common gene causing baldness.
If male inherits baldness gene from mother, he becomes bald: There is no gene on the y chromosome to counteract the gene on the x chromosome.
To be bald, a female must have the gene on both chromosomes.
A bald father passes the gene to his daughters. Due to its being recessive, a daughter will not be bald unless she inherits another baldness gene from the mother. This gene must come from the maternal grandfather.
The above provides all the data to analyze inheritance of the most common (only?) type of baldness.
TimOjin: The information in my Post #4 is common knowledge to anyone who took a high school course in biology.
From http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/05/050520172151.htmThe above relates to the most common type of baldness.
I have read that male baldness can be inherited from the father, but this is uncommon (I think it is rare).
Fo your convenience, the following is from my Post #4There are environmental factors which can cause baldness, usually disease: Such causes are less common than genetic causes.
Female has xx chromosomes; Male has xy.
The gene responsible for most (all?) baldness is carried on an x chromosome & is recessive. Father cannot pass this gene to a son.
If male inherits baldness gene from mother, he becomes bald: There is no gene on the y chromosome to counteract the gene on the x chromosome.
To be bald, a female must have the gene on both chromosomes.
A bald father passes the gene to his daughters. Due to its being recessive, a daughter will not be bald unless she inherits another baldness gene from the mother. This gene must come from the maternal grandfather.
The above provides all the data to analyze inheritance of the most common (only?) type of baldness.
This is actually a good question. Androgenetic alopecia (Pattern Baldness) is extremely prevalent in the general population of Asia - there is an estimated genetic incidence rating of approx. 73% amongst the GP. Although the prevalence of hair loss in Asian population groupings is relatively similar in scope to that of Western Europe, the onset of symptoms (shortening/thinning of hair) is typically ~10 years delayed. There is some minor scientific research that has found a correlation between smoking tobacco and the onset of hair loss in genetically affected individuals (usually presenting with androgen dependence) this isn't always the case, though. Trichotillomania is a common cause of hair loss in people younger than 40 years old, trichotillomania is described mostly as a nervous 'tick' (associated with anxiety disorders) - patients with trichotillomania present with habitual pulling of hair until the hair is completely removed.Is male baldness common among Chinese stock, I mean crown baldness.
from:A variety of genetic and environmental factors likely play a role in causing androgenetic alopecia. Although researchers are studying risk factors that may contribute to this condition, most of these factors remain unknown. Researchers have determined that this form of hair loss is related to hormones called androgens, particularly an androgen called dihydrotestosterone.